Deck 5: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work

Question 1

______ refer to individuals linked together by one or more relationships connecting us to the larger society.

A) Social institutions
B) Social networks
C) Formal organizations
D) Primary groups

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Social networks provide us with ______, access to people who can help us get jobs or favors.

A) status
B) social capital
C) social solidarity
D) cultural capital

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A political party is an example of a network at the ______ level of analysis.

A) individual
B) micro
C) meso
D) macro

Answer 3

B

Question 4

______ consists of two or more individuals purposefully relating to each other.

A) Social interaction
B) Social networking
C) A reference group
D) An in-group

Question 5

______ is the primary means of communication between individuals.

A) Verbal communication
B) Non-verbal communication
C) Written communication
D) Emotional awareness

Question 6

The President of the United States is most likely to address a crowd at a public distance, which is ______ and beyond.

A) 6 feet
B) 10 feet
C) 12 feet
D) 15 feet

Question 7

Our social interactions help shape our understanding of the world, defining for us what is normal, for example. This process is referred to as ______.

A) externalization
B) institutionalization
C) the rationalization of social life
D) the social construction of reality

Question 8

Which of the following approaches to interaction analysis views life as a play on a stage?

A) strain theory
B) role-taking
C) dramaturgy
D) behaviorism

Question 9

Max is about to introduce himself to his new colleagues at a weekly staff meeting. Max wants to make a good first impression, so he is carefully considering what details about himself to share, as well as what he should leave out. Max is engaging in ______.

A) devaluation
B) impression management
C) mystification
D) misrepresentation

Question 10

Brianna is a daughter, sister, worker, teammate, and student. This combination of status would be referred to as Brianna's ______.

A) values set
B) belief set
C) status set
D) role set

Question 11

______ status is assigned at birth and does NOT change during an individual's lifetime, whereas ______ status is chosen or earned by the decisions one makes.

A) Achieved; ascribed
B) Inscribed; realized
C) Ascribed; achieved
D) Realized; Inscribed

Question 12

A ______ status takes precedent over other statuses.

A) ascribed
B) achieved
C) master
D) major

Question 13

______ refers to social position, and ______ refers to the expectations associated with a social position.

A) Master status; status set
B) Status set; master status
C) Role; status
D) Status; role

Question 14

Georgina has a big linguistics exam coming up on Thursday morning, but she also has to finish her anthropology term paper. She's overwhelmed and doesn't know where to focus her attention. This is an example of ______.

A) role strain
B) role conflict
C) role confusion
D) role performance

Question 15

Samantha is stressed out because her toddler has come down with a cold, but she also has class later in the afternoon. Samantha has no one else to watch her son, so she decides to stay home rather than attend class. This is an example of ______.

A) role strain
B) role conflict
C) role confusion
D) role performance

Question 16

______ refer to units involving two or more people who interact with each other because of shared common interests, goals, experiences, and needs.

A) Groups
B) Roles
C) Networks
D) Statuses

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a group?

A) a person signing up for a running club
B) three people shopping at the same store
C) a crowd waiting for a train
D) a family of four taking a walk

Question 18

Which of the following sociologists studied the social factors contributing to suicide?

A) Émile Durkheim
B) Erving Goffman
C) George H. Mead
D) George Ritzer

Question 19

Durkheim's concept of anomie refers to a ______.

A) state of normlessness that occurs when the rules for behavior in society break down
B) deep, empathetic understanding
C) small, premodern society held together by kinship ties
D) large, modern society with a specialized division of labor

Question 20

______ are composed of members who act as role models and establish standards against which members measure their conduct.

A) In-groups
B) Reference groups
C) Out-groups
D) Secondary groups

Question 21

Which of the following sociologists is responsible for the concept of the McDonaldization of society?

A) George Ritzer
B) Max Weber
C) Charles Cooley
D) C. Wright Mills

Question 22

Which of the following sociologists is responsible for describing the ideal-type bureaucracy?

A) George Ritzer
B) Max Weber
C) Charles Cooley
D) C. Wright Mills

Question 23

Which of the following is characteristic of an ideal-type bureaucracy?

A) efficiency defined in terms of personal consequences
B) organic solidarity
C) informal relationships
D) administrative hierarchy

Question 24

As we move from micro-level interactions to larger meso- and macro-level organizations, interactions tend to become more informal.

Question 25

Researchers find that words account for about 7% of the overall message in an interaction.

Question 26

A social distance is from 18 inches to 4 feet.

Question 27

In social situations, individuals with lower positions spread out, prop their feet up, put their arms out, and use more sweeping gestures.

Question 28

Socialization is the process by which individuals and groups shape reality through social interaction.

Question 29

Impression management is the process by which we tailor the image we project.

Question 30

According to dramaturgy, we spend most of our time engaging in backstage behavior.

Question 31

According to rational choice theory, individuals with "more interest" in a relationship tend to get their way.

Question 32

People have control over all statuses they hold.

Question 33

Race is an example of an ascribed status.

Question 34

Sex and ethnicity are examples of achieved statuses.

Question 35

Theo feels conflicted because he wants to attend his son's school play, but his daughter's piano recital is scheduled for the same time. This is an example of role conflict.

Question 36

All collections of individuals are groups.

Question 37

According to Durkheim, anomic suicide occurs when the individual feels little social bond to the group or society.

Question 38

Weber used the term ideal-type bureaucracy to describe a bureaucracy that would NOT experience the typical dysfunctions associated with this new organizational form.

Question 39

How are you linked through networks at the micro-, meso-, and macro-level? Provide examples at each level of analysis.

Question 40

What is the social construction of reality? How does it constrain and coerce people to conform? How can people challenge it?

Question 41

How do rational choice theorists view social interaction? What are the key concepts that inform their perspective?

Question 42

What is a group? How does a group form? Outline the three steps.

Question 43

Compare and contrast ascribed, achieved, and master statuses. Provide an example of each.

Question 44

Compare and contrast role strain and role conflict. Provide an example of each.

Question 45

Using either yourself or someone you know as an example, describe this individual's status set. Which of these statuses are ascribed? Which are achieved? Does this individual have a master status? How might this individual experience role strain and role conflict?

Question 46

What did Durkheim's work reveal about suicide? Why are his findings significant?

Question 47

How have the role of primary and secondary groups changed as societies have modernized?

Question 48

How can an ethnic group serve as a reference group? Provide an example.

Question 49

What is the rationalization of social life? How does it relate to the development of modern organizations?

Question 50

List and briefly discuss the characteristics of Weber's ideal-type bureaucracy.

Question 51

Some people argue that bureaucracies are the enemy of professionalism. What do they mean by that?

Question 52

Why is a diverse workforce good for business?

Question 53

Why have some businesses moved their physical headquarters from one nation to another?